Shoestring-fastener.



1E. FER-EARL SHOBSTRING FASTENBR. APPLIOATION'FILED 113.17, 191s.

Patented Sept. 9, 1913.

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To all whom, it may concern Bet nown hat L R NQ Q Barre s. a citizen of the United States, reslding at Boston, in the county ofS-uffolka d State of Massachusetts, have invented new use l Impr ve nts Sh e tring-Fa t ne of which the following is a specification.

hi nv nt n a s t impr ement n] objects and certain Mik l ects hereinafter;

appearing are attained, asset forth the fOllOWlH s aecificatlon 311d s 1 pointed out in the clalms,

Referring to the drawings: Figure l is a front elevatimi of the upper portion of a shoe with a device embodying my invention a attached to the tongue thereof. Fig. 2 is a vertical section, partly in elevation, taken on the line 2-72 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 isa hori- 2 zcntal section, partly in elevation, taken on 1 V Fig. 4: is-a front eleya-tipn illnstrating-a modified form of the the line of Fig. i,

invention. Fig. 5 is a section, partly in elevationg'talgcn IOIl the line 5 ..1,5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a front elevation of still another modified form of the invention. Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

In th rawings, is ah upp r,- whi h is partly broken away to save space in the drawings, and comprising lacing hooks 9 arran ed in the usual manner and a shoe lacing 10 shown laced thereto.

11 is a tongue constituting a part of a shoe comprising the upper 8. To the upper end of the tongue 11. substantially in alinement with the uppermost pair of lacing hooks 12- is a shoestring fastener 13, which is preferably though not necessarily detachably secured to the tongue 11 in a manner herein- I after set forth. The fastener 13 comprises a base let which is preferably constructed of sheet material, while upon said base are arranged studs 15 comprising heads 16 and necks 17. I

The preferred arrangement of the. studs 15, with relation to the base 14, is as illus- Specification of Letters Patent. cantataassassin 91a shar 1. .504.-

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. ed ans-s; 1 a d he it he nte iae eaid t s se e en iafly parallel with each other and with sald heads a b t a sl ghtdist l ate ara hsa d i ance h ing- W de enough to admit a shoestring I therebetween, 1

T e ne ks- 7 are p ef r b y very s o t- Only long enough to permit-the shoestring to be wound .ore oiIed thereabout once." Ar.-

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. i '55 ranged between the studs 15 Lhaye preferbe f m d int g a y With h bas a Sh wn,

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space between s i snide is adapt d o e e s th la i g a it 1S co led ar u h neck 17 and thereby firmly wedge said lacing against the adjacent underedge of the headlb.

The base 14 is further provided with a guide eye 19, which may, if desired, be formed as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, integrally with said base andslightly rounded to presenta smooth rounded surface to the shioe string 10, the ends of which are led, from the uppermost eyelets. when .eye-v lets are used, or' from the lacing hooks .12 as illustrated in Fig. 1, through said guide eye'19 and thence around the necks .of the studs 15, one of said ends being coiled around one of said studsand the other of said ends being coiled around theother of i said studs, Theloose ends-thereof are per mitted to hang loosely-therefrom, as illus trated in Fig, 1.

As hereinbefore stated, the fastener 13 is,

adaptfid to be used on any shoe having a tongue and there are many methods which ma be mp oyed t attach saidfast e to said tongue in such a manner that they may be put on or taken off as desired, or said fasteners may be secured by eyelets to permanently remain upon the shoe. The preferred method however of attaching the fastener 18 to the shoe is to provide at the rear of the base 14 a tongue 20, which is preferably formed integrally with said base and is doubled back at 21, extending downwardly parallel with said base, see Fig. 2. The tongue 11 of the shoe is slit at 22 and 23 transversely thereof and the tongue 20 of said fastener is inserted from the front of said tongue through the slit 22 and along the rear of said tongue and thence Copies of this patent may be obtained for In Fig. 4 I have illustrated another form of the invention which comprises a base 24 formed of sheet material and comprising a guide eye 25 upon the upper edge and formed integrally therewith, while upon the lower edge of said base 24 is formed a tongue 26, said tongue being arranged at the rear of the base 24 a short distance'therefrom and substantially parallel therewith. The base in this form is preferably fiat throughout its entire width, no rib being necessary in this case as the heads 27 of the studs 28 are connected to the base 24: by necks 29 which are oblique to the under sides of said heads inclining inwardly toward the eye 25 and as the opposite ends of the lacing 30, as illustrated in dotted lines Figs. 4 and 5, are led through the guide eye 25 from opposite directions and thence around the necks of their respective studs 28 in one complete coil, said lacing will be wedged into the acute angle 31 and firmly pressed against the under side of the head 27, thus pinching the free end of said lacing to such an extent that it would be impossible to pull it out.

Fig. 6 illustrates still another form of my invention, and in this form a single spur 32 is formed upon the base 33 which constitutes a guide for the lacing as the ends of said lacing are led from the uppermost hooks or eyelets to their respective studs.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire by Letters Patent to secure is: 1

1. As an article ofmanufacture, a shoestring fastener comprising a base, a pair of parallelly disposed studs, heads therefor,

string fastener comprising a base, a pair of parallelly disposed studs, heads therefor, necks connecting said heads to said base with said heads in close proximity to each other, a shoestring having opposite ends thereof coiled about the necks of said studs respectively, and means located intermediate said studs adapted to pinch the coils of said shoestrings against the heads of said the necks of said studs respectively, a guide arranged substantially intermediate said studs adapted to receive both of the ends of said shoestring and direct said ends to their respective studs, and means formed between said studs from the material constituting said base adapted to pinch the coils of said shoestring against said heads.

4. As an article of manufacture, a shoestring fastener comprising a base, a pair of parallelly disposed studs, heads 'for said studs, and necks connecting said heads with said base, in combination with a shoestring having opposite ends thereof coiled about the necks of said studs respectively, a guide arranged substantially intermediate said studs'adapted to receive both of the ends of said shoestring and direct said ends to their respective studs, and means arranged between said studs adapted to pinch the coils of said shoestrings against the under faces of said heads.

. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANCESCO FERRARA. Witnesses I SYDNEY E. TAFT, ANNIE J. DAILEY.

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